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Successful use of venetoclax combined with azacitidine in isolated extramedullary relapse of acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a case report

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We would like to thank Editage (http://www.editage.cn) for English language editing.

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This work was supported by NINGBO Medical & Health Leading Academic Discipline Project (Project Number 2022-S05).

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  1. Department of Hematology, The Affiliated People’s Hospital of Ningbo University, No. 251 Baizhang East Road, Ningbo, 315040, China

    Qingqing Lin, Peipei Ye, Tiantian Wang & Ying Lu

  2. Department of Hematology, Ningbo Yinzhou People’s Hospital Community, No.251 Baizhang East Road, Ningbo, 315040, China

    Qingqing Lin, Peipei Ye, Tiantian Wang & Ying Lu

  3. Institute of Hematology, Ningbo University, No. 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo, 315211, China

    Qingqing Lin, Peipei Ye, Tiantian Wang & Ying Lu

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YL managed the patient and performed the research. QQL reviewed patient’s clinical and laboratory data and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors participated and commented on the previous versions of the manuscript and approved its final.

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Lin, Q., Ye, P., Wang, T. et al. Successful use of venetoclax combined with azacitidine in isolated extramedullary relapse of acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a case report. Ann Hematol 103, 335–337 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-023-05401-4

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